“The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency—the belief that the here and now is all there is.” - Allan Bloom
"Your son is not a dummy Sometimes he believes he's a dummy, because he never fails to acknowledge that he got held back twice in elementary school," Mr. Caravan went on.
"It sticks with him. He never lets it go. Here is what I've noticed about him," Mr. Caravan continued. "He gets extremely bored very easily. If there is something he is not interested in, he drifts. He pays little to no attention and misses things. When he's interested in the subject, he's as sharp as they come. "Find out what he's interested in and have him do that. You'll have a star on your hands.
"I wouldn't have believed what Mr. Caravan said if I hadn't heard it with my own ears. I still had minimal confidence, because I believed so little in myself. His words were one small sign: change was underway." Stephen A Smith, master sports talk show host.
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” - Frederick Douglass
“There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live” - President John Adams
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